MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997

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MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997 - Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to state that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland should be used to: (1) increase employment opportunities in communities in Northern Ireland with rates of unemployment significantly higher than average; and (2) benefit individuals or entities in Northern Ireland which employ practices consistent with the MacBride principles of economic justice. Authorizes the United States to make contributions to the Fund only if the President certifies to the Congress that, among other things, disbursements from the Fund will be distributed to individuals or entities whose practices are consistent with the principles of economic justice and will create employment opportunities in communities of Northern Ireland suffering the highest rates of unemployment. Sets forth the MacBride principles of economic justice.

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  Introduced in House · EN · 6 November 1997

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